Scouts roll up their sleeves and dig in to brighten up Gateway Park

Last month’s final Saturday found Key Peninsula’s Gateway Park all but blanketed by members of KP Lions Club-sponsored Boy Scout Troop 220 and Cub Pack 222. There were scouts and cubs of all denominations together with scoutmasters, assistants, moms, dads and assorted helpers from the Key Pen Parks organization including parks board member Ed Robison. They were there to plant trees and shrubs on the new park’s landscape. The weather couldn’t have been better.

“We love to do this stuff to give back to the community,” said Troop 220 Life Scout Gabe Schaar. Daniel Shurr, a fellow “Lifer,” agreed: “We enjoy helping to brighten our community.”

The team of scouts and helpers planted about 235 trees and shrubs for the permanent landscaping around the parking areas and access roads to Gateway Park, Robison said.

“Every tree we plant makes the future brighter,” said Life Scout Robert Quill.

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